[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54384-54385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18130]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket 03-123; DA 05-2050]


FCC Closes CC Docket No. 98-67, Addressing Telecommunications 
Relay Services (TRS); All Filings Addressing TRS Matters Should Be 
Filed In CG Docket No. 03-123

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission closes CC Docket No. 98-67, a 
docket for telecommunications relay services (TRS) addressing improved 
TRS services. Filings in CC Docket No. 98-67 will be incorporated into 
the current docket, CG Docket No. 03-123. Materials submitted in CC 
Docket No. 98-67 need not be resubmitted. This action is taken to 
further administrative efficiency and to reflect the new organizational 
structure of the Commission.

DATES: Effective September 30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by [docket number and/or 
rulemaking number], by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communication's Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone (202) 418-
0539 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, (202) 418-2247 (voice), 
(202) 418-7989 (TTY), or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 05-2050, released July 22, 2005. All filings addressing TRS 
matters should now be filed in CG Docket No. 03-123 only (unless 
responding to a particular document that instructs otherwise). Comments 
to TRS matters can be filed electronically in CG Docket No. 03-123 via 
``EFCS Express.'' To access ``ECFS Express,'' go to www.fcc.gov, and 
click on the ``ECFS Express'' icon on the FCC's homepage. Select 
``Telecommunications Relay Service--Docket 03-123,'' click 
``Continue,'' and fill in the appropriate information. Please include 
your name in the body of your comment. More extensive comments may be 
filed using: (1) the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS), (2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by 
filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking 
Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998.
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ 
or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers 
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting 
comments.
     For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers 
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one 
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number 
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers 
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, 
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit 
an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, 
filers should send an e-mail to [email protected], and include the following 
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and 
directions will be sent in response. All comments received are viewable 
by the general public at any time through the Web site.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one 
docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, 
filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, 
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. 
Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience 
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
     The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or 
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing 
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be 
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any

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envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
     Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
    U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should 
be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554.

    Please note that any comments filed outside official comment 
periods established by the Commission will be associated with the 
appropriate proceeding, but will not necessarily be considered in the 
record. The full text of document DA 05-2050 and copies of any 
subsequently filed documents relating to this matter will be available 
for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the 
FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. Document DA 05-2050 and copies of 
subsequently filed documents in this matter may also be purchased from 
the Commission's contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact the Commission's 
contractor at their Web site www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-800-378-3160.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). 
Document DA 05-2050 can also be downloaded in Word and Portable 
Document Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-18130 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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